They've been dubbed the Three Musketeers. Tom: Now let's look at the crew a little. It's an early sign of how pitiful NASA's ratings have gotten. They're so boring that Homer and Bart treat changing the channel as a life or death struggle. They completely lack charisma and fail to make the latest mission sound interesting despite or perhaps because of their best efforts. The Bore: The newscasters reporting the space launch.Bill.: Man monitoring the x-ray machine at the power plant: "Clean. Big "SHUT UP!": "How did you get this number?".Beyond the Impossible: Barney somehow got drunk (as in, drunk enough to steal a jetpack, take off while singing an off-key rendition of "Charge" and come crashing back down to the ground) from non-alcoholic champagne.When the problem derails further however he takes it as a sign to bail. Taylor however firmly states he is not as laid back as media makes him and insists on performing through their difficult situation whether they want it or not. When James Taylor is brought in to provide the astronauts some uplifting music, Aldrin politely declines, assuming Taylor will understand. Beware the Nice Ones: Played for Laughs.Barely Missed Cushion: When his stolen jet pack runs out of fuel, Barney falls onto the roof of a pillow factory and gets run over by a truck carrying marshmallows.And remember, a shiny new donkey for whoever brings me the head of Colonel Montoya. Burns: Compadres, it is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season. The scene also used some early CGI for the rotation of the chips in a few shots. Animation Bump: The sequence of Homer eating potato chips in zero gravity, which was guest directed by (an uncredited) David Silverman.Amplified Animal Aptitude: The ants are smart enough to realize what's about to happen to them, and curse their luck when Homer sends them floating around the shuttle.The fact that it was non-alcoholic champagne says something about Barney's alcoholism. Unfortunately, when he takes a sip of a congratulatory glass of champagne, his face immediately reverts back into its permanently soused expression as he proclaims, "It begins." He then steals a jet pack and careens drunkenly through the sky until it runs out of fuel, causing him to crash onto a pillow factory roof and bounce onto the street below where he's run over by a marshmallow truck. Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: Barney swears off alcohol and successfully completes his training program with flying colors.Actually Pretty Funny: Marge admonishes Bart for writing "Insert brain here" on the back of Homer's head.Good work.Barney Gumble: Hey, Homer! Since they made me stop drinkin', I've regained my balance and my diction! Observe! I am the very model of a modern Major-General / I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral. Glad to see classics like this being kept alive. Other times there is no key at all, and you must use interface buttons. Currently, escape is sometimes cancel/back, and other times you must use 'e'. I wish escape was the universal cancel/back key. ![]() My only complaint is with un-uniform key commands. Turn based play ala Civ 2, but your building up a space program from the ground up! A little bit of strategy and planning mixed with a bit of micro management. When it comes down to it, the game is very simple. This game has frustrated me countless times, yet I keep coming back to try again! Those of you who played any of the Gradius games (Especially 3) will know the feeling I'm talking about. ![]() These days, games hand-hold you though the whole process, leaving little to be discovered. This is from an era where games were NOT intuitive, and were just plain difficult. This game brings me back to me youth on the Apple II! I love it, I've gotten quite addicted.
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